FROM CNN LIVING:
Moving in with a significant other is a major step in any relationship and one that should never be rushed into. Before you throw caution to the wind, make sure you and your relationship are ready for such a leap.
Here are some things every couple should do before they move in together:
1. Agree on who will pay for what.
2. Agree on how to handle an unplanned pregnancy.
3. Decide if they're both on the same page when it comes to marriage (in general, and to each other).
4. Come up with at least one reason to move in together other than finances and convenience.
5. Consider some of the realistic challenges cohabitation might create.
6. Meet each other's "people," including close friends and family members.
7. Know each other's financial situation.
8. Agree on a three-year plan.
9. Say "I love you" to each other.
10. Decide whose bed you're going to keep.
11. Spend more than two nights in a row together.
12. Experience heartbreak on some level.
13. Celebrate at least one major holiday together.
14. Discuss how to divvy household chores.
15. Pick out at least one new object of some value -- financial, aesthetic, or symbolic -- for the home together.
16. Have a trial sleepover for your pets.
17. Travel together.
18. Make sure there's enough closet space for both of you.
19. Have at least one big fight.
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